Governor Symington resigns after conviction
Governor-elect faces ouster as two-term Republican Symington is convicted of lying to obtain loans. He tearfully announces resignation effective Friday and says he will not linger after the scandal. The case makes him the second Arizona governor to leave office in a decade amid graft allegations.
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Miami abolition election faces expected failure in debt plagued city
Miami voters appear ready to reject abolishing the 101 year old city despite debts scandals and rising poverty. Opponents rally Hispanic voters and warn against self rule while supporters admit the bid lacks a viable dissolution plan. Celgene seeks FDA approval to reintroduce thalidomide for leprosy amid safety concerns and potential new uses.
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Wreckage recovery under way after Vietnam Airlines crash
In Cambodia, excavators turn debris as 17 more bodies are recovered from a Vietnam Airlines jet crash near Phnom Penh. Officials say 65 dead, with 48 bodies found yesterday and others in hospital or as possible ground casualties. Two black boxes recovered. one survivor remains, a Thai toddler.
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Blasts at Jerusalem mall kill and wound dozens
Three bombs exploded in Ben Yehuda Street in downtown Jerusalem killing at least five and wounding about 130. Hamas claimed responsibility in a call to AFP. police say two dead may be suicides. Israeli closure on Palestinian territories follows the attack.
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Jury awards $900000 in strip search case
A four woman jury awarded Hardee's Food Systems Inc. 900000 dollars after executives ordered them to strip search in a back room at a Harrisburg Illinois restaurant in 1992 over a missing fifty dollars. Each plaintiff received 200475 dollars punitive and 25000 dollars compensatory damages for wrongful accusation humiliation and public disgrace.
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U.S. Enforces Shipping Sanctions on Japanese Carriers
The United States expands sanctions against Japan by targeting its three largest shipping firms Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Mitsui U.S.K. Lines and Nippon Yusen KK for alleged harbor practices. A spokesman says no agreement was reached in talks and the sanctions take effect on next arrivals to U.S. ports with fines of 100000 dollars per vessel.
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NATO Warns Serbs Over Violence Against Peacekeepers
NATO general Wesley Clark warned Bosnian Serb leaders to halt mob violence against American and allied peacekeepers or face NATO force. He said all necessary means, including lethal force, would be used to protect troops and complete the mission. Sinn Fein reopens Washington contacts with Clinton aides amid moves toward peace talks in Belfast. Congressional leaders show little enthusiasm for tobacco deal, while Social Security outlines online access limits due to privacy concerns.
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